Author Archives: Don Taylor

A Soldier’s Farewell: A Glimpse into Civil War Anxieties

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Don Taylor

2024.12.04b On November 29, 1862, John Hale, a soldier in the Union Army, penned a letter to his friend Thomas. Hale, a member of Company H, 50th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, was stationed at Major General Banks’ Headquarters in New York, … Continue reading →

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Pages Updated – April 2025

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Don Taylor

Added Education – Grammar Schools Class of 1934 – Graduating Exercises – Grammar Schools of 1934 Class of 1939 – See Graduating Exercises – Grammar Schools – 1939 – Theme: “I Serve.” Class of 1951 – Graduating Exercises – Grammar … Continue reading →

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ME H&GR at Internet Archive. 

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Don Taylor

Interested in Scarborough History or your Maine Ancestors? The Maine Historical And Genealogical Recorder is a treasure trove of information about the King family (Dunstan), Births, Marriages, and Deaths of members of the First Congregational Church (Black Point), early Scarborough … Continue reading →

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Pages Updated – March 2025

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Don Taylor

Library | Education | Early Scarborough High Schools – 1877-1926 1923 Students – Scarborough High School classes of 1923-1926. Includes: Mildred Bowley, Emma Oleson, Marion Peterson, Ada Wentworth, Gladys Pooler, Ina Sampson, Tena McKenney, Margaret Urquhart, Lois Pillsbury, Harold Bennett, … Continue reading →

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Pages Updated – January 2025

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Don Taylor

Library | Education Classes 1928-2931 School Photo – SHS Classes 1928-1931  & Partial Identification.  (If you can help in identification of any of the students we’d love to hear from you.) Class of 1957 Photo: 1957 SHS Class Trip to Washington … Continue reading →

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